LOW FOLD, NE6 1AW House Prices & Local Information

NE6 1AW is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Low Fold, 0.4km from St. Lawrence in Newcastle upon Tyne. Administratively it sits within Byker ward and the Newcastle upon Tyne East constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, NE6 1AW is a high-density area of young ethnic minority families, mostly in flats. The daytime character shifts — white, female workforce with low qualifications, working locally. The 35 average age reflects a mixed, mid-career community — settling down but not yet slowing down. 78% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. Full-time employment stands at 14% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime rates are above average at 105 incidents per 1,000 residents — worth reviewing the crime breakdown below. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for NE6 1AW are sourced from Output Area E00042134 (shared with 33 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.